Penguin pals: list of 80 sculpture artists revealed

Eighty penguin sculptures will decorate the streets of Dundee before being auctioned in September to raise money for Maggie’s Dundee.

Each penguin will have its own unique design, created by artists whose identities were revealed today.

The designs themselves will remain a well-guarded secret until the Penguin Parade trail launches on June 29.

Blair Mccafferty – who contributed an Oor Wullie design for the 2016 Bucket Trail – is one of the selected artists.

“My Penguin Parade design was inspired by graffiti, vibrant colours and Dundee’s architecture,” he said.

Brodie Hart, 23, a computer arts graduate from Abertay University and granddaughter to the artist who created the concept for Dundee’s bronze dragon sculpture, was inspired by traditional tattoo art and Dundee’s waterfront.

Dr Caroline Erolin, a medical artist at Dundee University usually found creating facial reconstructions for anatomy teaching, contributed her

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My Penguin Parade design was inspired by graffiti, vibrant colours and Dundee’s architecture. BRODIE HART

design idea believing it would be a “fun challenge”.

Aberdeenshire-based artist Lindsay Allardyce’s eye-catching design was inspired by her love of traditional Scottish and Nordic folk design and a trip to Shetland.

The inspiration for teacher and illustrator Karen Macallister’s design, Tick-tock, came from childhood memories of Dundee and the Wellgate Clock in the 1980s.

Charles Jencks, co-founder of Maggie’s centres and a celebrated landscape designer, showed his backing for the project by contributing his own penguin design. Artist-coordinator for Maggie’s Penguin Parade, Suzanne Scott, will paint the design on his behalf. “I’m delighted to see so many local artists putting in strong creative designs with many celebrating our city’s heritage and exciting future,” she said.

For the full list of artists and sponsors, visit maggiespenguinparade.com/maggies-dundee-reveal-artistline-penguin-parade/